"Nobody uses AIR because it delivers better-quality desktop apps. Companies build AIR apps because they’re short on time and cash and wary of investing in development and maintenance that’s outside their area of expertise. This is understandable, but shortsighted, and a lot of companies are about to make the same mistake in the mobile arena."

Gruber's tips for how to rid Mac OS X of Flash.

"Adobe’s Flash specs have never been submitted to a standards body, let alone accepted, thus, anyone who argues that Adobe Flash is open would agree that Microsoft Office is even more open."

A brilliant exposé of the problems inherent in thinking about cross-platform, open apps. Ben Ward rails against Adobe, Apple, etc. and proclaims the power of the web.

"The PC revolution is almost coming to an end, and everyone's trying to work out a strategy for surviving the aftermath."

Jonathan Christopher breaks some of what is new and exciting about Fireworks CS5. Ultimately he's still looking to use Acorn as his primary tool.

"They’ve been able to easily — and rightly — point out that many of Apple’s recent moves make sense when viewed from Apple’s perspective.

Why then, is it so hard to afford that same understanding to other companies?"